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Having A Sweet Tooth During A Blizzard

Local Commentaries

By Marcy O’Brien Running out of Werther’s hard caramels doesn’t qualify as an earth-shattering crisis. Unless the only hard candy left in the house are the candy canes hanging on the Christmas tree. And they of course contain sugar. I’m supposed to limit my sugar intake. Werther’s, a German company, has been making their butterscotch-flavored morsel since 1909. They sell their candies in 100 countries. Here in the States, the candy has developed a reputation as a senior citizen favorite. Last Christmas, my grandson, Malcolm, said my candy dish was full of “old lady ...

Memorable Tales Of Lorna Doone

Local Commentaries

Lorna Doone is a historical romance novel that was written by R.D. Blackmore, and was first published in 1869. To be perfectly honest, that’s about all I really know about it. I do have, however, some very fond memories of a different Lorna Doone, and its place in my past, and present. Back in the days of growing up at 92 Bowen St. in Jamestown, Saturday mornings were planned out for us, before we could plan anything else. On some Saturdays, my brother Lou and I had Altar Server (Knights of the Altar) meetings at St. James Church, and after coming home we each found a note from mom ...

Safe Streets For All Is A Worthy Goal For City Officials

In Our Opinion

We’ve seen far too many fatal accidents involving pedestrians in Jamestown over the past several years for there to be no attention paid to the issue by city officials. Some may remember Complete Streets, which has been adopted as a lens through which to view public works projects for years now dating back to former Mayor Sam Teresi. Mayor Eddie Sundquist led the city’s adoption of Vision Zero, which built on the Complete Streets framework and landed a Safe Streets for All planning grant. Now, Mayor Kim Ecklund’s newly hired city planner is ready to begin a new push for Safe ...

Readers’ Forum

Letters To The Editor

Point Chautauqua Opposition Protects County’s Golden Goose To The Reader’s Forum: I’m writing in response to your opinion piece in Saturday/Sunday paper, “Point Chautauqua Opposition Contains The Echoes Of Past Lake Projects.” The “Golden Goose,” as described by the author is Chautauqua Lake. The Chautauqua Point former golf course Project, by a Buffalo Developer, will not only affect the Historic Point Chautauqua grounds laid down by Frederick L. Olmsted and in 1996 brought to acclaim on the National Register of Historic Places, but the proposed development is ...

There Is Guilt Galore In Dunkirk’s Money Mess

Editor's Corner

You could call it a destructive trifecta. For the third time in less than 15 years, money has gone missing in the city of Dunkirk. At the moment, Mark Woods is the latest offender. According to a press release issued last week by both state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Chautauqua County ...

Republicans Should Stop Trump From Taking Greenland

In Our Opinion

President Donald Trump’s renewed, bizarre obsession with taking control of Greenland — and more to the point, his refusal to rule out using military force to do it — is straining America’s ties with its NATO allies to the breaking point, no doubt to the great cheer of the despots who rule Russia and China. Add to that Trump’s announcement of huge new tariffs against our allies as punishment for their resistance and it’s clear that Americans’ lives could soon become both more expensive and less safe. The Americans potentially facing economic and even military chaos because ...